State Grid Corporation of China controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2026
Former senior executive Kou Wei sentenced to death with reprieve in first instance for bribery, embezzlement and other charges
On April 1, 2026, the Xing'an League Intermediate People's Court, in the first instance, imposed combined punishment on Kou Wei for bribery, bribery by exerting influence, embezzlement, and abuse of power by personnel of a state-owned company, deciding to execute a death sentence with a two-year reprieve. The relevant acts span his tenures at Huaneng, State Grid, Datang, etc.; the embezzlement and other facts involve Lancang River Hydropower, and the various crimes and full amounts cannot be attributed to each group.
2014
Shanghai electric-power executive investigated for corruption
Feng Jun, general manager of State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power, was detained in an anti-corruption operation overseen by China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Reference material states that his assets were later seized and that he was sentenced to life imprisonment.